A Handbook on Modern Explosives
A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture and use of Dynamite, Gun-Cotton, NitroGlycerine, and other Explosive Compounds, Including Collodion-Cotton, with Chapters on Explosives in Practical Application
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Eissler, M. “A Handbook on Modern Explosives.” London, England: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1897. TP270 .E57 1897. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/wwql14y.
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